The difference probably isn't worth thinking about though I admit that I have pretty much settled on 1 0z of 7 1/2 for grouse. If all I had were 7/8oz 8s, I wouldn't stay home. On one week of hunting many years ago, all I had was a box of High brass 20 gauge sixes. I killed grouse and woodcock with them just fine. When I was a kid, no. 6 was what most people used. We like to imagine that small differences in shot size matter but in my experience, the difference isn't very noticable if both charges weigh the same. The extra pellet number seems to balance out the decrease in energy per pellet within the range that most small birds are shot.

Last edited by Alder adder; 07/26/18 03:32 PM.